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Malatya hırçikli köfte (wheat dumplings in sour soup)

Serves 6Official

Ingredients

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Cross-section

  1. Water64%
  2. Cracked hulled wheat (yarma)13%
  3. Cabbage8%
  4. Onion 5%
  5. Sunflower oil 4%
  6. Black lentils 3%
  7. Sour plum paste 1%
  8. Pepper paste 1%
  9. Tomato paste 1%
  10. Salt 1%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Mix the cracked wheat with the hot water and its share of salt and leave for 10 minutes. When it has absorbed the water, knead into a sticky dough.

    10 min

  2. Divide the dough into 1.5 cm pieces and roll them into balls in your palm, wetting your hands so the dough does not stick.

  3. Chop the onion finely and fry it in the oil until pink. Add the pastes and stir until they melt.

  4. Add the water, the pot's share of salt and the lentils and boil for 20 minutes.

    20 min

  5. Drop the dumplings into the pot and cook for 10 minutes. Chop the cabbage roughly, add it and cook on low heat for 30 minutes.

    40 min

  6. Stir in the plum sour, take off the heat and serve hot.

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Last changed: November 1, 2026

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